Abstract
Background: Leadership has become an important aspect of management practice in the changing health care environment. Globally, leadership has important implications for all stakeholders in healthcare disciplines with responsibility for maintaining high standards of care. Aim: This study aimed at assessing the leadership knowledge and practice among nurse managers. Design: Descriptive research design was used. Setting: This study conducted at Aswan University Hospital. Subjects: Total study subjects included 40 nurse managers. Tools of data collection: two data collection tools were used namely; nurse manager‟s knowledge questionnaire sheet and leadership practice scale. Results: The lowest leadership knowledge and practice level was found among nurse managers. Conclusion: Nurse Managers had satisfactory low level of total leadership knowledge. Recommendations: Establishing more leadership development programs. Creating different strategies for promotion based on competences and performance.
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